Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt has endorsed the Voluntary Waste Industry Protocol for the handling of early-collected carbon charges in…[Read More]
National e-waste recycling scheme – Fact sheets released
Published: July 31, 2015
The Federal Department of the Environment has released a series of fact sheets relating to the national e-waste recycling scheme.…[Read More]
Outcomes of Environment Ministers’ Meeting – In summary
Published: July 24, 2015
Australia’s Environment Ministers from the Commonwealth, states and territories recently met in an effort to progress environmental issues of national…[Read More]
GRANTS – Reduce and Recycle Food Waste
Published: July 24, 2015
Round three of the Local Government Organics Collection Systems and Love Food, Hate Waste grants are now open for NSW…[Read More]
Landfill levy increase – 5 year schedule for 2015-19
Published: July 24, 2015
At the commencement of 2015, WA increased its landfill levy and issued a 5 year schedule. The levy increase is…[Read More]
Draft Environmental Standard: Assessing leachates from waste-derived materials – Comment sought
Published: July 21, 2015
WA Department of Environment Regulatioin (DER) is seeking feedback on the Draft Environmental Standard: Assessing leachates from waste-derived materials. A…[Read More]
Clean Energy Regulator issues Commercial Building Guidance
Published: July 17, 2015
The Clean Energy Regulator has issued guidance to help commercial building project applicants complete Annex C to the application to…[Read More]
Draft method for landfill biofilters – Released for comment
Published: July 17, 2015
The Federal Department of the Environment has released for comment the draft Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) method for landfill biofilters…[Read More]
Round 2 Weighbridge Grants – Now open
Published: July 17, 2015
Round 2 grants under the Weighbridge Fund to support recycling facilities to install weighbridges is now open. Grants under this…[Read More]
New Asbestos repair fund
Published: July 17, 2015
The Queensland Government has created a new asbestos repair fund worth $400,000 a year to carry out urgent rectification works…[Read More]
